Android Robot-Mediated Mock Job Interview Sessions for Young Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Pilot Study

The authors of the current investigation developed and evaluated the effects of a tutoring system based on a small-group arrangement to two young adults with autism spectrum disorder on the acquisition, maintenance, and generalization of sight words. The tutoring system was comprised of a virtual teacher to instruct sight words, and a humanoid robot which adopted a peer metaphor, where its function was to act as an emulated peer. With the introduction of the robot peer (RP), the traditional dyadic interaction in tutoring systems was augmented to a novel triadic interaction in order to enrich the social content of the learning environment and to facilitate observational learning (OL). The virtual teacher implemented a constant time delay strategy to instruct three types of sight words: (a) target words exclusive to the participant, (b) target words common between the participant and the RP, and (c) nontarget words exclusive to the RP. In order to examine the efficacy of intervention, a multiple-probe design across three word sets, replicated across two participants, was utilized. Results indicated that both participants acquired, generalized, and maintained target words with 100% accuracy. Furthermore, the participants made fewer errors and required less instruction time to learn the words common between the participants and the RP. Finally, the participants acquired, through OL, the majority of words taught exclusively to the RP.

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Internet-delivered psychoeducation for older adolescents and young adults with autism spectrum disorder (SCOPE): An open feasibility study

Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders ◽

10.1016/j.rasd.2018.07.001 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 54 ◽

pp. 51-64 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Anna Backman ◽

Are Mellblom ◽

Elisabet Norman-Claesson ◽

Gunilla Keith-Bodros ◽

Maj Frostvittra ◽

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Keyword(s):

Autism Spectrum Disorder ◽

Young Adults ◽

Feasibility Study ◽

Autism Spectrum ◽

Spectrum Disorder ◽

Adolescents And Young Adults ◽

Adults With Autism ◽

Older Adolescents ◽

Young Adults With Autism

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Employment Training for Young Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder ◽

10.1093/med-psych/9780190624828.003.0008 ◽

2017 ◽

pp. 196-222

Author(s):

David W. Test ◽

Debra G. Holzberg ◽

Kelly Clark ◽

Misty Terrell ◽

Dana E. Rusher

Keyword(s):

Autism Spectrum Disorder ◽

Young Adults ◽

Employment Outcomes ◽

Autism Spectrum ◽

Spectrum Disorder ◽

Adults With Autism ◽

Evidence Based Practices ◽

Young Adults With Autism ◽

Employment Rates ◽

Adults With Asd

Despite legislation to improve post-school outcomes for young adults with autism spectrum disorder, they experience poorer employment outcomes than their peers without disabilities. Data indicate persons with ASD experience lower employment rates, earn less money, work fewer hours, are less engaged in their communities, and live independently less frequently than their peers without disabilities. Furthermore, the earnings of individuals with ASD lag behind earnings of their peers both with and without disabilities. In order to help improve employment outcomes for youth with ASD, this chapter describes the characteristics contributing to employment of individuals with ASD, the factors influencing employment of individuals with ASD, and the research related to evidence-based practices for young adults with ASD.

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